Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Maryland
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Maryland earns $43,530 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,879 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $31,560
- 25th percentile
- $36,260
- Median percentile
- $43,530
- 75th percentile
- $48,580
- 90th percentile
- $54,100
Based on 160 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.
What you keep
$34,545 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $43,530 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,044 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,330 |
| Maryland income tax (approx.) | −$2,612 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,879 |
| Every two weeks | $1,329 |
Does it go far here?
$41,473Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Maryland
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $451,620 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $328,700 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $285,730 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $260,410 |
| Chief Executives | $248,660 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $223,140 |
| Physicians, All Other | $212,080 |
| Pediatricians, General | $181,640 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland